RDKB-25-ES-WMP - RDKB 2026-2029 SOLID WASTE FACILITY WATER MONITORING PROGRAM

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is requesting proposals from consulting firms to provide engineering and consulting services for groundwater monitoring programs at Grand Forks Landfill, Rock Creek Transfer Station (formerly a landfill), Beaverdell Transfer Station (formerly a landfill), McKelvey Creek Landfill and West Boundary Landfill.

Grand Forks Landfill
The landfill is located approximately two kilometers north of Grand Forks at 8798 Granby Road. This landfill consists of property owned by the RDKB (~12 ha.) and an additional Crown Lease (~4 ha) attached to the northern border of the property. The total footprint of the site is ~16 ha, in which all is enclosed with an animal resistant eight-strand electric fence. There are currently four groundwater monitoring wells on the site.

Rock Creek Transfer Station
The Rock Creek Transfer Station is located roughly 3 km east of the community of Rock Creek. The transfer station is situated on the north side of the Kettle Valley, approximately 300 m north of the river. The site previously used to be operated as a landfill. The landfill property is a rectangular lot, measuring roughly 365 m east west by 200 m north south. The property covers an area of 7.36 ha. The landfill footprint, an area of roughly 1.7 ha, is limited to the central portion of the property. The legal description of the landfill property is listed as: Lot 1 of Sub Lot 5, D.L. 2704, Similkameen Division of Yale District, Plan 12233. There are currently three groundwater monitoring wells on the site.

Beaverdell Transfer Station
The community of Beaverdell is located on the Kettle Valley floor, approximately 1 km south of the junction of the Beaverdell Creek and Kettle River. The Beaverdell Transfer Station is located on the east side of the Kettle Valley, roughly 5 km south of the community of Beaverdell. The legal description of the property is listed as: Sublot 6 of District Lot 3638, Similkameen Division of Yale District. The Beaverdell site is a former landfill that is now being operated as a transfer station. There are currently three groundwater monitoring wells on the site. See appendix C for site location and site plan.

McKelvey Creek Landfill
The landfill is located at 1900 Highway 3B, and accepts residential, commercial and institutional solid waste from Trail, Fruitvale, Montrose, Rossland, Warfield and Electoral Areas A and B in the eastern portion of the RDKB. The site services a population of approximately 20,000 and is operated under Ministry of the Environment (MoE) Permit PRO1917 dated June 13, 1995. There are currently three groundwater monitoring wells on the site. See Appendix D for site location and site plan.

West Boundary Landfill
The West Boundary Landfill is located approximately two kilometers west of Greenwood at 2050 Motherlode Road. This landfill is approximately a 4 ha portion of District Lot 2702, two hundred meters north of District Lot 3791s and adjacent to District Lot 620, SDYD. This site property is a crown lease. The entire property is enclosed with an animal resistant eight-strand electric fence. There are currently five groundwater monitoring wells on the site and two surface water sampling points on Motherlode Creek near by. Access to the surface water sampling points is through private property that requires permission to enter prior to each sampling event.